Northern College – Employment Options Emploi

Employment Options Emploi provides bilingual services to anyone, including people with jobs, those who are unemployed or under-employed, students, apprentices, internationally trained individuals, and employers. Employment Options Emploi offers a range of services and supports to respond to the career and employment needs of individuals and the skilled labour needs of employers, and can help individuals on a path to higher skill training and employment. Our services consist of a full range of both unassisted and assisted service components.

We deliver Employment Ontario’s Employment Services within the Ontario College system. As part of this network, our goal is your goal – to help job seekers find sustainable employment, and employers find suitable employees. Our ‘start-to-finish’ Employment Services work in partnership with job seekers and employers to identify needs, lay out a clear service plan, ensure access to the services and information required (including external services), and provides direct employment services such as job search assistance, job matching and placement, and job retention support and follow-up. Our success is measured by your success and satisfaction.

Canada-Ontario Job Grant
Train your workers and watch your team and business succeed. The Canada-Ontario Job Grant offers employers training incentive. Eligible training costs include tuition and fees, textbooks and materials. You contribute the remaining costs, and employ the worker you train. Individual businesses and business organizations can apply.

Experience Ontario
This is a pilot program for a limited number of recent high school graduates who have an interest in attending postsecondary education or apprenticeship training, but are uncertain of their next steps. This is part of the Ontario government’s plan to support a highly skilled workforce. The focus of the program is career exploration and involves a number of activities and components.